Lamp-shade holder



L. H. CASSWELL.

LAMP SHADE HOLDER:

APPLICATION FILED ocrzfs, Isla.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEONARD HENRY CASSWELL, OF MAIDSTONE, ENGLAND.

LAMP-SHADE HOLDER.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD HENRY Cass- WnLL, a subject ot the King otGreat Britain, and resident of hllaidstone, in the county ot Kent,England, have invented new and usetul Improvements in Lamphade Holders,ot' which the following is a specification.

rJ`his invention relates to lamp shade holders more especially intendedfor use in connection with electric lamps Whether hanging or standardlamps, but also applicable to oil lamps.

According to my invention, the shade holder comprises tivo or more(preferably tivo) vertical rods Which are secured at both ends to theshade and are adapted to be gripped and held at intermediate positionsby spring clips mounted at the ends ot the carrier ou the lamp holder.

F or this purpose I provide the shade holder with tvvo or more(preferably tivo) 'vertical rods adapted to be gripped and held byspring clips at the ends ot the carricr which supports the shade holder.This carrier or met-al fitting' may be attached by a nut or otherwise tothe lamp holder, or it may be simply mounted thereon. lt will be readilyseen that the vertical rods bearinpg` the shade holder can be moved upand down within the spring clips of the carrier, and the shade will beretained securely in any position to which it is adjusted. Moreover avery strong and durable construction is obtained. These spring clipsmayA be pivotally attached to the carrier so as to permit tilting ot theshade relatively to the lamp.

in the accompauyingl drawing l. have shown bow my said invention may beconveniently and zulvantapeously carried into tice. in this drawing-'lf`igjfjures l and 2 are elevations ot a table lamp having my improvedshade-holder applied thereto, the shade being arranged in diilerentpositions in the two views.

Figi'. 3 is a shade 'frame andholder made according` to my invention,and Y Fig. el is a plan view thereof.

A. is a lampshade frame having' two diaietrically opposite vertical rodsB, B secured in its interior. These rods are held friction-tight inclips C, C which are each 'formed of two leaf springs of spring,- steelbent to form guide-channels in which the rods can slide longitudinally.

The springs are secured Jfor example by rivets D, D to the oppositelyextending` arms Speccation of Letters Patent. Patented June 14:, 1921,

Application led October 24, 1919. i

Serial No. 333,021.

E, E ot a carrier ring` F whereby the shade can be secured to the lamp.

By adjusting` the position of the rods B, B in the clips C, C the shadefr can be arranged so that the unsliaded light from lamp l can becontrolled as desired, for example as shown in Figs. l and 2.

The ends oi the arms E, E which carry the spring clips are pivotallyconnected at l, K to the carrierring F, the pivotal joints being madesufficiently tight to hold the shade at any inclination 'to which it'may be adjusted.

By my improved construction both the height and the inclination ot theshade relatively to the lamp may be adjusted.

TWhat l claim is l. The combination, with a lamp shade, oit verticallyextended members secured to said shade. a carrier ring adapted to besecured to a lamp, spring' clips adapted to hold sain verticallyextended members friction tight, and means including` 'pivotal jointsconnecting` said clips and said carrier ring and adapted to hold saidclips friction-tight in a position to vwhich they are adjusted.

Q'. The combination With the traine oit a lamp shade, of vertical rodssecured at both ends to said iframe, a carrier including,` a partadapted to be secured to a lamp and arms estending outwardly therefrom,triction guide members in which said rods may slide longitudinally,means tor securing said guide members to said arms, and iirictionalpivotal joints connecting` said arms to said part.

3. The comhination, in the unitary traine ot a lamp shade comprising`upper and lower trame members und elements positively conneet/ing saidupper and lower traine members together. ot a plurality ot verticalparallel rods uniformly spaced around said trame and connected at theirupper and lower ends to said upper and loiver trame membersrespectiif'ely, a carrier ring,1 adapted to be secured to a lamp, armscarried by said ring' and projecting' outwardly therefrom., clipsmounted on said arms and `formed to receive the parallel rods and toclip said parallel rods friction-tight at positions intermediate ot' theends of said rods, and pivotal joints connecting` said arms and saidcarrier ring.

LEONi-'XRD HENRY CSSVVELL.

Witnesses z JOHN T. KNoWLns, HERBERT A. BnnsToN.

